Houston Cougars vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 2/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Cougars vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Houston Cougars (20-4) are en route to Desert Financial Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Arizona State Sun Devils (12-12).

The Houston Cougars took the court against Baylor and walked away with a win by a score of 76-65 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Cougars ended up with 16 and Baylor totaled 17 personal fouls. They made 9 of their 15 tries from beyond the arc. Baylor ended up shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 12 of their 16 attempts. Additionally, Baylor grabbed 17 rebounds (4 offensive, 13 defensive), but didn't have a block. Baylor recorded 10 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. In the matter of the defense, Houston allowed 57.9% from the floor on 22 out of 38 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists in the game as well as forcing 15 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they compiled 21 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Cougars buried 12 of 16 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Houston finished having earned a 50.9% field goal percentage (27 of 53) and knocked down 10 of their 24 three-point shots.

LJ Cryer is someone who was a factor in the game. He finished the game at 45.5% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He played 31 mins played and also collected 1 board. He finished with 14 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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Houston will enter this game with a record of 20-4 for the campaign. They turn it over 9.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.7 personal fouls per game. As a team, Houston is collecting 37.4 rebounds per contest and has 317 assists on the season, which has them ranked 256th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Cougars are hitting 39.4% on 3-point shots (197 of 500) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. They average 75.8 points per game (138th in the nation) while hitting 46.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Cougars are forcing 14.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.0 fouls. They give up 31.9% on shots from distance and they are 1st in the nation in PPG allowed (57.3). The Cougars defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 38.2% (461 of 1,208) and they relinquish 30.8 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 18th in D-1 in giving up assists with 256 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Arizona State Sun Devils went home defeated by a final of 111-106 against Texas Tech. Concerning rebounds, Arizona State permitted Texas Tech to snag 37 in all (11 on the offensive side). They went 38.5% from downtown by shooting 10 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 32 from the free throw line (71.9%). The Sun Devils allowed Texas Tech to bury 39 out of their 68 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 57.4% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Sun Devils ended up shooting 40 for 72 from the floor which gave them a rate of 55.6%. With regard to shots from downtown, Arizona State converted 13 of their 27 tries (48.1%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.3%. Texas Tech earned 13 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Sun Devils to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 11 steals in this matchup. The Sun Devils were able to collect 19 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 24 for this game.

Adam Miller ended up being a major contributor for the Sun Devils for this game. He made 10 out of 17 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 58.8%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He tallied 22 points in his 43 mins of playing time and earned 3 dimes for this contest.

Arizona State has a record of 12-12 so far this year. The Sun Devils commit 16.8 personal fouls per contest while shooting 71.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.3 times per game (215th in college hoops) and they turn it over 13.3 times per contest. Arizona State has earned 1,788 pts this year (74.5 per game) and they pull down 35.6 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Sun Devils are shooting 44.0% from the field, which ranks 227th in the country.

The Sun Devils on defense are ranked 253rd in college in PPG surrendered with 74.2. They are forcing 11.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.3% from the field (107th in D-1). The Arizona State defense allows 30.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (182 of 589) and opponents are converting on 76.2% of their free throw shots. They surrender 14.0 dimes and 36.9 boards per game, ranking them 266th and 310th in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona State

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